- Known For
- Acting
- Born
- March 31, 1948
- Place of Birth
- Coney Island, New York, USA
Rhea Perlman
Rhea Jo Perlman (born March 31, 1948) is an American actress and writer. She is best known for her role as head-waitress Carla Tortelli in the sitcom Cheers (1982–1993). Over the course of 11 seasons, Perlman was nominated for ten Emmy Awards for Outstanding Supporting Actress – winning four times – and was nominated for a record seven Golden Globe Awards for Best Supporting Actress in a Television Series. She has also appeared in films, including Canadian Bacon (1995), Matilda (1996), The Sessions (2012), and Poms (2019).
Filmography
tvToo Much
2025 · Dottie
tvMid-Century Modern
2025 · Judy
tvThe Studio
2025 · Matt's Mom (voice)
tvCurses!
2023 · Margie (voice)
movieBarbie
2023 · Ruth
tvNot Dead Yet
2023 · Janice
tvPoker Face
2023 · Beatrix Hasp (voice)
movieYou People
2023 · Bubby
movie13: The Musical
2022 · Grandma Ruth
movieMarvelous and the Black Hole
2022 · Margot
tvStar Wars: The Bad Batch
2021 · Cid (voice)
movieFunny Face
2021 · Fernie
movieMr. Bungle: The Night They Came Home
2020 · Spooky Narration
movieSaving Flora
2019 · Gabriella
tvHarley Quinn
2019 · Golda (voice)
moviePoms
2019 · Alice
movieThe Matchmaker
2018 · Irene
tvMe and My Grandma
2017 · Grandma
movieLemon
2017 · Esther
movieSing
2016 · Judith (voice)
tvShooter
2016 · Supreme Court Justice Gibson
movieMust See TV: An All Star Tribute to James Burrows
2016 · Self
movieI'll See You in My Dreams
2015 · Sally
tvTim and Eric's Bedtime Stories
2014 · Maureen
tvKirstie
2013 · Thelma Katz
tvGetting On
2013 · Crystal Buff
tvThe Goldbergs
2013 · Margot Letien
tvMom
2013 · Anya
tvBrooklyn Nine-Nine
2013 · Estelle
tvThe Mindy Project
2012 · Annette Castellano
tvRobot and Monster
2012 · Nessie (voice)
movieThe Sessions
2012 · Mikvah Lady
movieOliver's Ghost
2011 · Eloise
movieThe Trouble with Bliss
2011 · Maria (uncredited)
tvWilfred
2011 · Mittens
tvHot in Cleveland
2010 · Jacki
movieThe Nightman Cometh: Live
2009 · Gladys
tvWatch What Happens Live with Andy Cohen
2009 · Self - Guest
tvHung
2009
movieThe Christmas Choir
2008 · Sister Agatha
movieBeethoven's Big Break
2008 · Patricia
movieLove Comes Lately
2007 · Reisel
tvThe Megan Mullally Show
2006 · Self - Guest
movie10 Items or Less
2006 · Mrs. D
movieBye Bye Benjamin
2006 · Executive Producer
tvCrumbs
2006 · Camille Spadaro
tvIt's Always Sunny in Philadelphia
2005 · Bertha Fussy
movieMy Movie About Making 'Matilda' by Mara Wilson
2005 · Self
movieMatilda's Movie Magic: The Making of 'Matilda'
2005 · Self, Thanks
tvFat Actress
2005 · Rhea Perlman
tvAmerican Dad!
2005 · Old Stripper (voice)
tvKevin Hill
2004 · Eleanor Frank
tvThe Ellen DeGeneres Show
2003 · Self
tvWhat's New, Scooby-Doo?
2002 · Agnes (voice)
movieNBC 75th Anniversary Special
2002 · Self
tvKate Brasher
2001 · Abbie Schaeffer
movieHow to Marry a Billionaire: A Christmas Tale
2000 · Jacqueline Kennedy
moviePainful Secrets
2000 · Dr. Parella
movieA Tale of Two Bunnies
2000 · Thelma
movieH.E. Double Hockey Sticks
1999 · Ms. Beelzebub
tvLaw & Order: Special Victims Unit
1999 · Roxana Fox
movieThe Frasier Story
1999 · Self
movieHoudini
1998 · Esther
tvBecker
1998 · Dr. Katherine Simmons
movieIn the Doghouse
1998 · Phil Markowitz
movieMonty Python: Live at Aspen
1998 · Audience Member (uncredited)
tvUnion Square
1997 · Eileen Mulrooney
tvAlly McBeal
1997 · Dr. Helen Tooth
tvThe View
1997 · Self
tvPearl
1996 · Pearl Caraldo
movieCarpool
1996 · Martha
movieMatilda
1996 · Zinnia Wormwood
tvThe Rosie O'Donnell Show
1996 · Self - Guest
movieSunset Park
1996 · Phyllis Saroka
tvAlmost Perfect
1995
movieCanadian Bacon
1995 · Deputy Honey
movieThe World of Jim Henson
1994 · Self (archive footage)
movieSesame Street | All-Star 25th Birthday: Stars and Street Forever!
1994 · Worm TV Host
movieSpoils of War
1994 · Emma
tvThe Critic
1994 · Ardeth (voice)
movieWe're Back! A Dinosaur's Story
1993 · Mother Bird (voice)
tvFrasier
1993 · Carla Tortelli
movieA Place to Be Loved
1993 · Jerry Blair
movieTo Grandmother's House We Go
1992 · Shirley
movieThere Goes the Neighborhood
1992 · Lydia Nunn
tvMad About You
1992 · Mrs. Ramona DiChristophoro
movieClass Act
1992 · Miss Simpson
tvShelley Duvall's Bedtime Stories
1992 · Narrator (voice)
movieThe Last Halloween
1991 · Mrs. Gizborne
tvRoc
1991
movieTed & Venus
1991 · Grace
movieAmazing Stories: The Movie II
1990 · Lois (archive footage)
tvBlossom
1990 · The Godfather
movieDisneyland's 35th Anniversary Celebration
1990 · Self
movieEnid Is Sleeping
1990 · Mavis
movieSesame Street: Sing Yourself Silly!
1990 · Self (archive footage)
movieThe Earth Day Special
1990 · Paula
tvThe Simpsons
1989 · Carla Tortelli (voice)
movieTwo Daddies?
1989 · Rose Johnson (voice)
movieMickey's 60th Birthday
1988 · Carla Tortelli
A Family Again
1988 · Aunt Dee
movieSesame Street: Put Down the Duckie
1988 · Self
movieStamp of a Killer
1987 · Claudia
movieFunny, You Don't Look 200: A Constitutional Vaudeville
1987 · Maisy - Constitutional Caterer
tvThe Tortellis
1987 · Carla Tortelli
tvMy Little Pony
1986
movieMy Little Pony: The Movie
1986 · Reeka (voice)
tvMatlock
1986 · Rhea Perlman
movieHappily Ever After
1985 · Rose Johnson (voice)
tvAmazing Stories
1985 · Lois
movieThe NBC All Star Hour: Let's All Be There
1985
movieThe Ratings Game
1984 · Francine Kester
tvSt. Elsewhere
1982 · Carla Tortelli
movieLove Child
1982 · June Burns
tvCheers
1982 · Carla Tortelli
movieDrop-Out Father
1982 · Tawney Shapiro
movieNational Lampoon's Movie Madness
1982 · Little Jewish Prostitute ("Municipalians")
movieSwap Meet
1979 · Mother
Like Normal People
1979 · Jan
tvTaxi
1978 · Zena Sherman
movieIntimate Strangers
1977 · Barbara
movieMary Jane Harper Cried Last Night
1977 · Judy
movieI Want to Keep My Baby!
1976 · Rae Finer
movieStalk the Wild Child
1976 · Jean
The Selling of Vince D'Angelo
1976 · Vince's Wife
tvSaturday Night Live
1975 · Self - Co-Host
movieMinestrone
1975 · Tessy, Writer
movieThe Sound Sleeper
1973 · Continuity, Production Coordinator
movieHot Dogs for Gauguin
1972 · Woman on Ferry
tvGolden Globe Awards
1944 · Self - Audience Member, Self - Nominee